Display carton

ABSTRACT

A display carton is provided having an opening in its front panel spaced from the top thereof. The rear wall extends above the level of the carton body to provide a display and a carton support. Liner panels are hinged to the carton at the edges of the opening and converge toward the rear carton wall to encircle the product.

United States Patent Dutcher s41 DISPLAY CARTON [72] lnventor: Daniel 1.Dutcher, North'St. Paul, Minn.

[73] Assignee: Hoerner Waldorf Corporation, Ramsey County, Minn.

[22] Filed: Oct. 21, 1970 [21] App1.No.: 82,731

[52] US. Cl. ..206/45.l4, 206/4531, 206/46 FR,

229/14 C [51 Int. Cl ..B65d 5/50 [58] Field ofsearch i ..206/45.14, 44R, 45.19, 45.31, 206/79, DIG. 8, 46 FR; 229/14 C, 16 D, 39 B [56]References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,360,117 12/1967 Powers etal..206/45. 14

[ 51 May 23, 1972 Farquhar ..206/45. 14 Whitehead ..229/39 B UX PrimaryExaminer-Joseph R. Leclair Assistant Examiner-Steven E. LipmanAttorney-Robert M. Dunning [57] ABSTRACT A display carton is providedhaving an opening in its front panel spaced from the top thereof. Therear wall extends above the level of the carton body to provide adisplay and a carton support. Liner panels are hinged to the carton atthe edges of the opening and converge toward the rear carton wall toencircle the product.

l 1 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures PATENTEDMAY 23 1912 ATTORNEYDISPLAY'CARTON This invention relates to an improvement in displaycartons and deals particularly with a carton having an open frontportion and means of supporting a product for display through the openportion.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Numerous display .cartons have. beenproduced which are provided with an open front or a partially open frontthrough which the product contained may be displayed. Most of thesecartons have very little display space, the name and nature of theproduct usually appearing on the side-panels and rear panels of thecarton. Furthermore, most such cartons-are not constructed in such amanner that they may be suspended from a supporting hook or rod. In thepresent trend toward self service, a means of supporting the carton froma hook or rod is often of importance to the store owner.

SUMMARY- OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention lies in theprovision of a display carton having an open front portionthrough whicha product may be displayed, and also having a pair of front displaypanels capable of describing the product and advertising its use. Suchan arrangement is particularly desirable where the product is suspendedupon a hook or-supporting rod, and is of even more importance when thecarton is displayed upon a shelf, as it is then often very difficult tosee the printing on the sides or rear panels of the carton, making theproduct itself the only display area.

A feature of the present invention resides in the provision of a displaycarton of the type described in which the rear panel extends somewhatabove the-body of the display carton to form a first display panel. Thebody of the carton extends for- I vwardly and downwardly to provide asecond display panel.

The opening through which the product is visible is beneath the seconddisplay panel.

A feature of the present invention resides in the fact that the upperdisplay panel may be used as a support for the carton and product andmay be apertured to accommodate a supporting hook or rod..When in thiscondition, the product may be supported by the bottom wall of the canon.

These andother objects and novel features ofthe-present invention willbe more clearly and fullyset forth inrthe following specification andclaims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERREDEMBODIMENT The display carton is indicated in general by the letter A,and is formed of the blank illustrated in FIG. 4'. The blank includes arear wall panel 10 which is foldably connected along its sides to sidewalls llalong parallel fold lines 12. The side wallsl terminate inspaced relation to the upper edge of the rear wall panel as defined bythe fold line 13. As indicated,

the upper edges of the side walls 11 are at equal distance from the foldline 13.

Front panel portions 14 and are foldably connected to the upper portionsof the side edges of the sidewalls 11 by parallel lines of fold 16. Thefront wall panel portions l4 and I5 include interlocking flaps l7 and I9which normally hold the front wall panel portions 14 and 15 in parallelrelation to the rear panel 10, and form a tubular body portion to holdthe side walls" in angular relation to therear wall panel 10. Side linerpanels 20 are hingedly connected to the lower portions of the side walls11 by extensions of thelines of fold 16. The liner panels 20 which areof generally trapezoidal outline are hingedly connected along theirlongerparallel edges to the side walls 1 l.

Corner flaps 21 are hingedly connected to the lower edges of the sidewalls 1 I along aligned fold lines 22. A bottom panel 23 is hingedlyconnected to the lower edge of the rear wall panel along a continuationof the fold lines 22. A bottom liner panel 24 is hingedly connected tothe bottom panel 23 along a fold line 25. The bottom panel 23 is of alength substantially equal to the width of the side walls 11 to providea full bottom closure. g

The rear wall panel I0 is hingedly connected along the fold line 13 to afirst front display panel 26. The front display panel 26 is of a lengthsubstantially equal to the distance between the fold line 13 and theupper edges of the side walls 1 l. A top panel 27 is foldably connectedto the first from display panel 26 along a fold line 29. The top panel27 is hingedly connected along opposite side edges to corner flaps 28foldably connected to the top panel 27 along parallel fold lines 30.

The top panel 27 is foldably connected along a fold line 31 to a secondfront display panel 32. The panel 32 is of a length substantially equalto the length of the front panel portions I4 and 15 as it is designed tolie outwardly thereof. A top liner panel 33 is hingedly connected to thesecond front display panel 32 by a fold line 34. In preferred form, thetop liner panel 33 is connected to a rear wall liner panel 38 along afold line 35. As will be noted in the drawings, the fold lines 13, 22,25, 29, 31, 34 and 35 are parallel.

Tuck flaps 36 are foldably connected to opposite sides of the top linerpanel 33 along parallel fold lines 37. The tuck flaps 36 are preferablyof generally trapezoidal shape, and are connected along their longerparallel edge to the liner panel 33. An inclined edge 39 on each tuckflap 36 is designed to engage the rear wall panel 10 in the manner shownin FIG. 3 of thedrawings, to fold the liner panel 33 in proper angularrelation to the'rear wall panel 10.

Generally rectangular slits 40 extend through the top liner panel 33,the slits being elongated in a direction toward the upper corners of thetopliner panel, or toward the juncture between the fold lines 34 and 37.These slits 40 are designed to accommodate slightly projecting ears 41on the'side liner panels 20 to hold the side liner panels in properangular relation to the side walls 11 to which they are hinged. The sideliner panels 20 may also be provided with short projecting cars 42designed to extend into a rectangular notch 43 in the bottom liner panel24. The top liner panel 33 is likewise provided with a suitable cut line44 which defines a flap 45 which is foldable out of the plane of theremainder of the liner panel. The cut line 44 thus defines a notch whichis suitably shaped to accommodate the upper end of the product B to bedisplayed. The lower end of the product B is engaged in the notch 43 inthe completed form of the carton.

Apertures 46 are provided on opposite'sides of the fold line 13, in aposition to swing into registry when the carton is formed. Thus, twothicknesses of paperboard are provided through which a supporting hookor rod may be inserted in the event the carton is displayed in asuspended position.

In the formation of the carton, the top display panel 26 is folded intoface contact with the upper portion of the rear panel 10 and the panel26 may be adhered to the forward surface of the rear panel 10 if it isso desired. The upper portion of the blank above the fold line 29 isreversely folded along the fold line 29 to extend upwardly from theremainder of the blank. The side walls 1 l are folded upwardly intoright angular relation to the rear wall panel 10, and the front panelportions 14 and 15 are interlocked by means of their locking flaps I7and 19. The bottom of the carton may then be formed by folding inwardlythe comer flaps 21 into a coplanar relation, and folding the bottom wall23 outwardly of the corner flaps 21.

The liner panel 24 may then be swung over the corner flaps 21 and intothe interior of the carton between the side walls 1 l.

The top wall 27 may then be folded into right angular relation to therear panel 10, the corner flaps 28 being inserted inwardly of the sidewalls 11 and between the rear wall and the front wall portions 14 and15. The second front display panel 32 may then be folded down to overliethe front panel portions 14 and 15. A generally rectangular tray is thusformed. During the folding operation, the tuck flaps 36 are folded intoright angular relation to the top liner panel 33, in the direction toextend upwardly from the top liner panel as indicated in FIG. 3 of thedrawings. The top liner panel 33 is then inserted between the side walls11, and the rear wall liner panel 38 is folded to lie forwardly of therear wall panel 10. The carton is completed by folding the trapezoidalside liner panels inwardly and downwardly between the top liner panel 33and the bottom liner panel 24. The tongues 41 engage into the slits 40of the top liner panel, and the tongues 42 may extend into the notch 43to engage opposite sides thereof.

The product B may then be inserted in place. in the form of constructionillustrated, the product B comprises a bottle having a relatively largebody portion and a relatively smaller neck and cap. The cap of thebottle is inserted into the notch formed by the cut line 44, and thebottom of the bottle extends into the notch 43. The liner panel 24 has anatural tendency to return toits flat state so that after the base ofthe bottle B is aligned with the notch 43, and the bottom liner panel 24will swing into angular position as indicated in FIGS. 1 and 3 of thedrawings to lock the product in place.

in accordance with the patent statutes, 1 have described the principlesfor my display carton, and while I have endeavored to set forth the bestembodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that obvious changesmay be made within the scope of the following claims without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

I. A display carton blank including:

a rear wall panel,

side walls hingedly connected to said rear wall panel and terminating inspaced relation to the upper end of said rear wall panel,

front wall panel portions hingedly connected to said side walls alonglines of fold parallel to those connecting said side walls to said rearwall panel,

said front wall panel portions being connected to the upper portionsonly of said side walls and including connecting means adapted to holdsaid front wall panel portions in tubular relation with said side wallsand rear wall panel,

side liner panels hingedly connected to said side walls below said frontwall panel portions,

corner flaps hinged to the lower end of said side walls along alignedfold lines,

a bottom wall hingedly connected to said rear wall panel along a foldline substantially aligned with said aligned fold lines,

a bottom liner panel hingedly connected to the end edge of said bottompanel,

a first front display panel hingedly connected to the top of said rearwall panel,

a top panel hingedly connected to said first front display panel along afold line spaced from the upper end of said rear wall panel a distancesubstantially equal to the spacing between the upper ends of said sidewalls and the upper end of said rear wall panel,

a second front display panel hingedly connected to said top panel alonga fold line parallel to those connecting said first front display panelto said rear wall panel and to said top panel, and

a top liner panel hingedly connected to the second front display panel.

2. The structure of claim 1 and in which said side liner panels are oftrapezoidal shape with the longer parallel edges thereof hingedlyconnected to said side walls.

. The structure of claim 1 and including corner flaps hingedly connectedto opposite sides of said top panel along parallel fold lines.

4. The structure of claim 1 and in which said rear wall panel, firstfront display panel, top panel, second display panel and said top linerpanel are of substantially equal width.

5. The structure of claim 1 and including tuck flaps hingedly connectedto opposite sides of said top liner panel along parallel fold lines.

6. The structure of claim 5 and in which said tuck flaps are ofgenerally trapezoidal shape with the longer parallel edge thereof hingedto said top liner panel.

7. The structure of claim 1 and including a rear wall panel liner panelhingedly connected to said top liner panel.

8. The structure of claim 1 and in which said side liner panels arewider than said side walls.

9. A display carton for use with a product to be displayed, the cartonincluding:

a rear wall panel,

side wall panels connected to opposite sides of said rear wall panelalong parallel fold lines, said side walls terminating in spacedrelation at equal distances from the upper edge of said rear wall panel,

front wall panel portions hinged to the upper portions only of said sidewalls along parallel lines of fold,

means securing said front wall panel portions in overlapping relation toprovide a front. wall parallel to said rear wall panel,

generally trapezoidal side liner panels hingedly connected along theirlonger parallel lines of fold,

corner flaps hinged to the lower edges of said side walls and foldedinwardly into coplanar relation,

a bottom wall hinged to the lower edge of said rear wall panel andfolded forwardly to underlie said corner flaps,

a bottom liner panel hingedly connected to the forward edge of saidbottom panel and folded upwardly and inwardly between said side walls,

a first front display panel hinged to the upper edge of said rear wallpanel and folded to lie in face contact with that portion only of saidrear wall panel above the upper edges of said side walls,

a top panel hinged to the lower edge of said first front display paneland extending forwardly therefrom,

corner flaps hinged to opposite sides of said top panel and foldedinwardly of said side panels,

a second front display panel hinged to the forward edge of said toppanel and overlying said front wall portions,

a top liner panel foldably connected to the lower edge of said secondfront display panel and extending downwardly and rearwardly to said rearwall panel,

tuck flaps hinged to opposite ends of said top liner panel and foldedinwardly inwardly of said side walls to hold said top liner panel at adesired angular relation to said rear wall panel,

said top and bottom liner panels including means for engaging theproduct to be displayed.

10. The structure of claim 9 and including a rear wall liner panelhinged to the lower edge of said top liner panel.

1 1. The structure of claim 9 and including interlocking means on saidtop liner panel and said side liner panels to hold said side linerpanels in a desired angular relation to said side walls.

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1. A display carton blank including: a rear wall panel, side wallshingedly connected to said rear wall panel and terminating in spacedrelation to the upper end of said rear wall panel, front wall panelportions hingedly connected to said side walls along lines of foldparallel to those connecting said side walls to said rear wall panel,said front wall panel portions being connected to the upper portionsonly of said side walls and including connecting means adapted to holdsaid front wall panel portions in tubular relation with said side wallsand rear wall panel, side liner panels hingedly connected to said sidewalls below said front wall panel portions, corner flaps hinged to thelower end of said side walls along aligned fold lines, a bottom wallhingedly connected to said rear wall panel along a fold linesubstantially aligned with said aligned fold lines, a bottom liner panelhingedly connected to the end edge of said bottom panel, a first frontdisplay panel hingedly connected to the top of said rear wall panel, atop panel hingedly connected to said first front display panel along afold line spaced from the upper end of said rear wall panel a distancesubstantially equal to the spacing between the upper ends of said sidewalls and the upper end of said rear wall panel, a second front displaypanel hingedly connected to said top panel along a fold line parallel tothose connecting said first front display panel to said rear wall paneland to said top panel, and a top liner panel hingedly connected to thesecond front display panel.
 2. The structure of claim 1 and in whichsaid side liner panels are of trapezoidal shape with the longer paralleledges thereof hingedly connected to said side walls.
 3. The structure ofclaim 1 and including corner flaps hingedly connected to opposite sidesof said top panel along parallel fold lines.
 4. The structure of claim 1and in which said rear wall panel, first front display panel, top panel,second display panel and said top liner panel are of substantially equalwidth.
 5. The structure of claim 1 and including tuck flaps hingedlyconnected to opposite sides of said top liner panel along parallel foldlines.
 6. The structure of claim 5 and in which said tuck flaps are ofgenerally trapezoidal shape with the longer parallel edge thereof hingedto said top liner panel.
 7. The structure of claim 1 and including arear wall panel liner panel hingedly connected to said top liner panel.8. The structure of claim 1 and in which said side liner panels arewider than said side walls.
 9. A display carton for use with a productto be displayed, the carton including: a rear wall panel, side wallpanels connected to opposite sides of said rear wall panel alongparallel fold lines, said side walls terminating in spaced relation atequal distances from the upper edge of said rear wall panel, front wallpanel portions hinged to the upper portions only of said side wallsalong parallel lines of fold, means securing said front wall panelportions in overlapping relation to provide a front wall parallel tosaid rear wall panel, generally trapezoidal side liner panels hingedlyconnected along their longer parallel lines of fold, corner flaps hingedto the lower edges of said side walls and folded inwardly into coplanarrelation, a bottom wall hinged to the lower edge of said rear wall paneland folded forwardly to underlie said corner flaps, a bottom liner panelhingedly connected to the forward edge of said bottom panel and foldedupwardly and inwardly between said side walls, a first front displaypanel hinged to the upper edge of said rear wall panel and folded to liein face contact with that portion only of said rear wall panel above theupper edges of said side walls, a top panel hinged to the lower edge ofsaid first front display panel and extending forwardly therefrom, cornerflaps hinged to opposite sides of said top panel and folded inwardly ofsaid side panels, a second front display panel hinged to the forwardedge of said top panel and overlying said front wall portions, a topliner panel foldably connected to the lower edge of said second frontdisplay panel and extending downwardly and rearwardly to said rear wallpanel, tuck flaps hinged to opposite ends of said top liner panel andfolded inwardly inwardly of said side walls to hold said top liner panelat a desired angular relation to said rear wall panel, said top andbottom liner panels including means for engaging the product to bedisplayed.
 10. The structure of claim 9 and including a rear wall linerpanel hinged to the lower edge of said top liner panel.
 11. Thestructure of claim 9 and including interlocking means on said top linerpanel and said side liner panels to hold said side liner panels in adesired angular relation to said side walls.